PC World - Mozilla Foundation RSS feedhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/tag/mozilla-foundation/en-auTue, 18 Aug 2015 04:25:39 +1000Mozilla offers app to create Web pages on smartphoneshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/582111/mozilla-offers-app-create-web-pages-smartphones/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Mozilla Foundation wants to make sure that the Web remains a platform where anyone can create content, rather than just a place to consume information and services created by others.Joab JacksonTue, 18 Aug 2015 04:25:39 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/582111/mozilla-offers-app-create-web-pages-smartphones/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMozilla CEO blasts Microsoft over Windows 10 defaultshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580889/mozilla-ceo-blasts-microsoft-over-windows-10-defaults/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMozilla CEO Chris Beard has blasted Microsoft in a pair of posts to the organization's blog, arguing that Windows 10's default browser settings are a "dramatic step backwards" for respecting user choice.Blair Hanley FrankFri, 31 Jul 2015 08:33:29 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/580889/mozilla-ceo-blasts-microsoft-over-windows-10-defaults/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLife gets tougher for alternative mobile OSes Tizen, Firefox and Ubuntuhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/576894/life-gets-tougher-alternative-mobile-oses-tizen-firefox-ubuntu/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe future doesn't look very bright right now for alternative mobile operating systems Firefox OS, Tizen and Ubuntu.Mikael RicknäsTue, 09 Jun 2015 01:29:48 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/576894/life-gets-tougher-alternative-mobile-oses-tizen-firefox-ubuntu/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMozilla may offer new browser features only on secure websiteshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/574013/mozilla-may-offer-new-browser-features-only-secure-websites/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMozilla is planning to gradually favor HTTPS (HTTP Secure) connections over non-secure HTTP connections by making some new features on its browser available only to secured sites.Loek EssersFri, 01 May 2015 20:06:00 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/574013/mozilla-may-offer-new-browser-features-only-secure-websites/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLike Google, Mozilla set to punish Chinese agency for certificate debaclehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/571864/like-google-mozilla-set-punish-chinese-agency-certificate-debacle/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Mozilla Foundation plans to reject new digital certificates issued by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) in its products, but will continue to trust certificates that already exist.Lucian ConstantinFri, 03 Apr 2015 00:13:31 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/571864/like-google-mozilla-set-punish-chinese-agency-certificate-debacle/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAgainst the odds, Canonical and Jolla trot out iOS, Android alternativeshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569592/against-odds-canonical-jolla-trot-ios-android-alternatives/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFour smartphone OSes that hope to find room next to Android and iOS were on display at Mobile World Congress, but the most exciting were Ubuntu Phone and Sailfish OS.Mikael RicknäsThu, 05 Mar 2015 06:12:30 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/569592/against-odds-canonical-jolla-trot-ios-android-alternatives/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, February 3http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/565398/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-tuesday-february-3/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedUber to work on self-driving cars ... End of the line for Windows RT? ... FCC ready to propose neutral net ... and more news.IDG News Service staffTue, 03 Feb 2015 23:53:06 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/565398/upload-your-tech-news-briefing-tuesday-february-3/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLatest Firefox tries to one-up Skype with WebRTC calling featureshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/564034/latest-firefox-tries-one-up-skype-webrtc-calling-features/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedWith this week's rollout of Firefox 35, Mozilla is taking a bold step toward reclaiming the relevance that Firefox once commanded. Key to that effort is the organization's move to take a standard technology called WebRTC and add it to Firefox to let users make voice and video calls from their browser.Scott M. Fulton, IIIFri, 16 Jan 2015 07:26:34 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/564034/latest-firefox-tries-one-up-skype-webrtc-calling-features/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMozilla plans Firefox OS for wearables, targets Apple, Googlehttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/563372/mozilla-plans-firefox-os-wearables-targets-apple-google/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMozilla is planning a version of the Firefox OS for wearables, and one of the top priorities is to break down barriers among smartwatches, smart glasses and other body-hugging devices based on Apple's and Google's operating systems.Agam ShahWed, 07 Jan 2015 08:04:26 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/563372/mozilla-plans-firefox-os-wearables-targets-apple-google/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedEFF, Mozilla back new certificate authority that will offer free SSL certificateshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/559910/eff-mozilla-back-new-certificate-authority-will-offer-free-ssl-certificates/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedA new organization supported by Mozilla, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others is working to set up a new certificate authority (CA) that will provide website owners with free SSL/TLS certificates.Lucian ConstantinWed, 19 Nov 2014 02:23:35 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/559910/eff-mozilla-back-new-certificate-authority-will-offer-free-ssl-certificates/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMozilla woos programmers with a special webdev browserhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/558762/mozilla-woos-programmers-special-webdev-browser/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNudging developers towards the open Web, the Mozilla Foundation is customizing a version of its popular Firefox browser that can be used to build Web pages and applications, potentially reducing the number of different tools now required for the job.Joab JacksonTue, 04 Nov 2014 04:43:59 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/558762/mozilla-woos-programmers-special-webdev-browser/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGoogle to kill off SSL 3.0 in Chrome 40http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/558664/google-kill-off-ssl-3-0-chrome-40/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGoogle plans to remove support for the aging Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) version 3.0 protocol in Google Chrome 40, which is expected to ship in about two months.Lucian ConstantinSat, 01 Nov 2014 01:25:44 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/558664/google-kill-off-ssl-3-0-chrome-40/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedCritical Bugzilla vulnerability could give hackers access to undisclosed software flawshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/556811/critical-bugzilla-vulnerability-could-give-hackers-access-undisclosed-software-flaws/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHackers could have had an inside track on unpatched flaws in major software projects because of a critical vulnerability in Bugzilla, a system that many developers use to track and discuss bugs in their code.Lucian ConstantinTue, 07 Oct 2014 23:52:39 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/556811/critical-bugzilla-vulnerability-could-give-hackers-access-undisclosed-software-flaws/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedMozilla reports user data leak from Bugzilla projecthttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/553496/mozilla_reports_user_data_leak_from_bugzilla_project/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedEmail addresses and encrypted passwords of around 97,000 users who tested early builds of the Bugzilla bug tracking software were left exposed for three months following a server migration.Lucian ConstantinThu, 28 Aug 2014 22:38:58 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/553496/mozilla_reports_user_data_leak_from_bugzilla_project/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFirefox OS to outdo Android on granular application permissionshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/553262/firefox_os_outdo_android_granular_application_permissions/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFuture versions of the Firefox OS mobile platform will allow users to control application-specific permissions, a feature with both privacy and security benefits that's missing on Android.Lucian ConstantinWed, 27 Aug 2014 00:01:22 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/553262/firefox_os_outdo_android_granular_application_permissions/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed